Archive for the ‘Lions’ Category

Cristoforo Colombo Park (East Park)
One of a Pair of Granite Griffins That Flank the Entrance of Cristoforo Colombo Park (East Park) from Shrewsbury Street in Worcester, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on July 10, 2013)

Chua Linh Son Buddhist Temple, Worcester, MA
A Lion With a Rather Shaggy Mane Meditating in the Garden of the Chua Linh Son Buddhist Temple at 16 Ruthven Avenue in Worcester, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on March 13, 2014)

summer casual catamount
A Fiberglass Sculpture of a Catamount (Otherwise Known as a Mountain Lion) Dressed in Summer Casual Attire Found on the Grounds of the Vermont Veterans’ Home In Bennington, Vermont (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on October 28, 2022)

Forest Hill Griffin 2
A Winged Lion Carved From Stone Hangs His Tongue Out of His Mouth at Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on January 12, 2018)

Castle Restaurant, Leicester, MA
A Lone Winged Gargoyle Shares the Roof Top of The Castle Restaurant With Lions on Route 9 in Leicester, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on November 11, 2013)

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All the Legs of the Granite Benches in Leicester Lions Park (Located at the Corner of Main Street and Bottomly Avenue in Leicester, MA) Are, Fittingly, Lions (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 18, 2014)

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An Antique Cast Iron Lion Head Door Knocker Found Mounted on a Metal Gate Outside of Herb Mackey’s Metal Sculpture Yard on Derby Street in Salem, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on December 29, 2019)


A Brass Lion Head Found Hanging on the Wooden Fence That Surrounds Herb Mackey’s Metal Sculpture Yard Located on Derby Street in Salem, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on December 27, 2018)

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The Leg of a Granite Bench Carved Into the Shape of a Miniature Lion Found at Leicester Lions Park in Leicester, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on July 8, 2018)

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Unless One Was Specifically Looking for Them, It’s Easy to Overlook the Tiny Winged Lions Found at the Base of the Patinated Bronze Lamp Posts on the Front Steps of the Worcester Art Museum (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 10, 2016)